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10-03-2016, 05:40 AM
DeSean Jackson wears police tape on his cleats to protest 'senseless killings'
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Much of this young NFL (https://hameed.nwar.uk/vb/www.mashable.com/cateogry/NFL?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) season has been characterized by player protests and creatively designed cleats.
On Sunday, DeSean Jackson combined both.*
In a statement against police brutality, the Washington Redskins wide receiver sported white and blue cleats with police tape painted on them.*
SEE ALSO: Antonio Brown will ho**r Ar**ld Palmer with an awesome pair of custom cleats (http://mashable.com/2016/09/30/antonio-brown-ar**ld-palmer/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
Jackson joins many other NFL players in protesting police violence, a movement 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (https://hameed.nwar.uk/vb/www.mashable.com/cateogry/colin-kaepernick?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) started by kneeling during the national anthem (http://mashable.com/2016/09/13/colin-kaepernick-protest-monday-night-football/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) this season. Before last week's game against the Giants, Jackson and three teammates raised their fists (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc-sports-bog/wp/2016/09/25/desean-jackson-and-three-other-redskins-raise-fists-during-national-anthem/?tid=a_inl) during the national anthem.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/10/02/desean-jackson-cleats/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Much of this young NFL (https://hameed.nwar.uk/vb/www.mashable.com/cateogry/NFL?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) season has been characterized by player protests and creatively designed cleats.
On Sunday, DeSean Jackson combined both.*
In a statement against police brutality, the Washington Redskins wide receiver sported white and blue cleats with police tape painted on them.*
SEE ALSO: Antonio Brown will ho**r Ar**ld Palmer with an awesome pair of custom cleats (http://mashable.com/2016/09/30/antonio-brown-ar**ld-palmer/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
Jackson joins many other NFL players in protesting police violence, a movement 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (https://hameed.nwar.uk/vb/www.mashable.com/cateogry/colin-kaepernick?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) started by kneeling during the national anthem (http://mashable.com/2016/09/13/colin-kaepernick-protest-monday-night-football/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) this season. Before last week's game against the Giants, Jackson and three teammates raised their fists (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc-sports-bog/wp/2016/09/25/desean-jackson-and-three-other-redskins-raise-fists-during-national-anthem/?tid=a_inl) during the national anthem.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/10/02/desean-jackson-cleats/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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